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 * 1) Plan Your Essay:**
 * Use your notes from your Notecatcher to begin planning your essay.
 * Be sure to choose the best experiences and events to show your hero's qualities.


 * 2) Create an Advanced Introduction:**
 * Review the tips for organizing an advanced introduction...a well-organized body paragraph(s)...and a conclusion with a lasting impression


 * 3) Create an Outline/Plan in Your Journal:**
 * Then use it to plan the specific way your want to introduce your hero, outline his/her qualities, and explain the experiences and events that show those qualities.

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 * 4) Consult the Experts:**
 * Read over the two model essays to see how a proficient and advanced writer used their plans to create a meaningful essay.
 * 5) Review the Rubric for assessing your Hero Essay:[[image:http://thumb18.shutterstock.com/thumb_small/9129/9129,1129415929,1/stock-vector-trekkers-boot-print-space-in-the-middle-of-the-shoe-to-add-your-logo-635147.jpg width="98" height="140" align="right"]]**



6) Double-check your rough draft using the Self Assessment:


 * 7) Credit Your Sources:**
 * Be sure to credit the sources of your information from your research. Use your Notecatcher and the Bibliography Template to create a bibliography, or go to [|www.easybib.com].



**Move on to...**

Hero Week 5